{"product_id":"digital-authoritarianism-in-the-middle-east-deception-disinformation-and-social-media-9780197636633","title":"Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Deception, Disinformation and Social Media","description":"You are being lied to by people who don't even exist.\u003cbr\u003eDigital deception is the new face of information warfare. Social media has been weaponised by states and commercial entities alike, as bots and trolls proliferate and users are left to navigate an infodemic of fake news and disinformation. In the Persian Gulf and the wider Middle East, where authoritarian regimes continue to innovate and adapt in the face of changing technology, online deception has reached new levels of audacity.\u003cbr\u003eFrom pro-Saudi entities that manipulate the tweets of the US president, to the activities of fake journalists and Western PR companies that whitewash human rights abuses, Marc Owen Jones' meticulous investigative research uncovers the full gamut of tactics used by Gulf regimes and their allies to deceive domestic and international audiences. In an age of global deception, this book charts the lengths bad actors will go to when seeking to impose their ideology and views on citizens around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jones, Marc Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197636633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.83w x 1.53d","brand":"Marc Owen Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39849027600459,"sku":"9780197636633","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_001233f2-8140-448a-b5b3-42b6693d1f4f.jpg?v=1662551545","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/digital-authoritarianism-in-the-middle-east-deception-disinformation-and-social-media-9780197636633","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}